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, 1887-12-22
From snturoax,s paiHs.

:. RGeddIs OF Z llensburg, a prom
nent cattle dealer OF Eastern Washing
ton, is IN the city.
Now that the legislature has been sen
to the insane asylum it is presumed tha
institution is crowded again.
Mr.. Hopkins, who was formerly her,
in the harness business, is reported to b,
abont to open q shop here again.
Our IonRshoremen are considerably
put ont because the Umatilla brought
her own crew to discharge freight al
this port.
ID. W c. Dennison, TIE Smiths island
hight hot keeper, has come ont Of exile
long enough 10 get the papers. He had
received 10 mail for several weeks. OIL
account of rough weather, and Of cours.
wanted news
jerome Eley of Oak Harbor has pur-
chased a thoroughbred Pollcd Angus
bull, from lot inst arrived at Enens-
burg from Canada. Mr.. A. W. Bash
hgs purchased half bred bull We
are glad to see such enterprise among
local stock breeders.
The Port Townsend Southern L. r.
Co. Is having n map made, covering the
country from the Canadian Pacific ter
minus at Port Moody TO Portland, Or.
FoT sixty miles or more sOuth from this
place they know very nearly where the
line will run. Their engineers cannot
DO much IN the woods this weather, but
the work on the map goes Oh.
The Olympian is to carry southern aud
eastern mails now every day. This gives
us two mails day, one at SIS and one
at l. Much credit is due to Postmast
er Mcnamara for this Improvement.
Some idea of the way improvements
are being pushed may be CLEANED from
the fact that FrenhoIm's steam pile
driver was busy Thursday night on the
Quincy street dock till near midnight.
The Presbyterian social last evening,
the second Of Il series, was grand sue
cess. The spacious hall of U S. Ship
ping Commissioner Bash's roomy resi-
dence was crowded TO OVERLOOKING.
Everybody was there, and all had a nost
enjoyable time. Among the many at
fractions were an art gallery where many
apt and amusing illustrations of every
day things were to be seen, aud was
doub!y worth the admission fee-ten
eentsi some vocal music from Mr.. Arthur
Dobbs, son and daughter; aud French
shave-a gigantic sell-in which P.-I.
Jones made the boys wish they hadn't.
Receipts S30.53. All are waiting for the
next.
, 1887-12-22

Councilman J. II. Lewis has intro
duced bill for an eight hour law. 1t Is
questionable whether such law would
i benefit laborers or not, as 1t would sure
! ly result in a propogtionate reduction Of
wages as compared with the ten-hour
/ system.
| The Chautauqua Circle continues to
/ be one OF the most interesting of all our
| local societies. The meeting last eve
ming had very interesting round table
on La Fayette," also quotations. read
ings and sketch of the Carey sisters. 1t
has adjourned until after the holidays.
L. VI. Hammond. il, will retire from
the firm of Hammond Brothers Jan. 1st,
aud Will associate himself with Mr.
Fortman il the business oi surveying
and civil engineering. 1t seems that
the elder Hammond will probably have
the part of his land nearest the bay
plated and put upon the market. De
mand for outside building property Is
active.
The last spike driving at Ashland, Or
egon, is an event OF much more than or
binary interest to Puget Sound. It con
LeCts with one continuous rail the Mexi-
can border line with Puget Sound, as far
north as Seattle aud ties together i.
their western termini the entire list Of
American traracoutinental roads. Port
townsend ought 20 be and soon Will be
the northern terminus.
Port Townsend now has the finest
largest aud best appointed post office in
the territory. The large brick store in
the Eiseuheis & Kuhn block affords an
abundance Of room. is exceedingly well
lighted and even if few doors from the
center OF business is msre nearly the
center than than is the location Of either
the Seattle Ur,the Tacoma offices. Meth
ing better need be desired by city of
Pert Townsend's size. Post Master Nc
NamGra has done himself credit in
this matter that our citizens will appre-
ciate As compared with Seattle's dark,
diugy, wooden building, ours is palace
, 1887-12-22

APPLEs SENT To MONrREAL-A GREAT
SUCCEss.-The specimens of apples from
W. IL. Caldwell, Orcas Island, and from
John Bennett OF Whatcom, which were
sent by Mr. James G.. Swan TO the Cana
dian Pacific railroad officials nj Montreal,
as evidences OF the quality Of fruit which
can he raised in the region bordering on
the Gull OF Georgia, y. c., were received
in line condition, and at once placed on
exhibition in the show window oi the
ticket office, where they attracted great
attention. Mr.. Ernest 1ngersoll writes to
Mr.. Swan. under date of Montreal, Dec
18th: ''As soon as the apples arrived l
prepared explanatory labels for them and
placed them in the Office window They
attracted great attention and admiration,
and I fancy have accomplished fully the
object You had in view. All the newsPa-
pers described them at considerable
length. They were pronounced wonder
ful, and have done more to convince Peo-
pie here Of the remarkable fertility Of
the soil of the region around the san
Juan islands and Frazer mouth than vol
umes OF printed matter Full credit has
been given you for your thoughtfulness,
and Messrs Caldwell and Bennett have
reason to be proud OF their products"
, 1887-12-22
From weo-SsSax's Daily.

Mr.. Chas. Morrison Of Irordale was
in town yesterday.
4 cable street railway will be among
the conveniences to be working for next
year.
Oh for spirit of activity and enter
prise to fill up our streets aud light the
dark corners.
The AEoUs is sending cut a great
many sample copies free these days.
Inquiries are very numerous.
A buoy lighted 10y our electric works,
and anchored off Point Hudson, would
accommodate shipping creating.
Frank Clapp sold the lots be bought
from Bishop the other day, and has
bought the half block next to his resi-
dence, from Rufus Calhoun.
Our Episcopal friends, OF St. Panrs
church, are preparing to outdo them
selves in Christmas exercises and enter
ment next Saturday.
More practitioners will be received in
to full connection at the III. E. church
next Sunday. Two were received by
letter from the east and gentleman
from Tacoma.
1t is stated on good authority that If
Capt. Jacobs of Gloucester, Mass, is
successful in his fishing venture on Pu-
get Sound there will be fleet Of fifty
vessels brought to these waters from the
Atlantic coaft including steam vessel
built expressly for the business, the
Novelty" Capt. Joyce, now in com
mission.
1t is seldom that such an entertan-
ment as that given by the Royce Lans-
| ing Co. is available for the Port Down
send public. They are among the finest
musicians that ever visited us, as their
delighted listeners will testify.
Dewitt Denison found forty acre
tract of vacant land on Quimper PENN
sula near the road and about IL miles
this side of Discovery baa. He hopped
unto it in way suggestive ef haste
ynd now has presumption claim. lie
will improve and reside upon it.
Thos. n Haller went to Seattle yester-
day, to meet his father and mother and
the remains of his lately deceased sister,
Mrs. Lieut. Nichols who died in Michi-
gan
Lieut.. Geo. T. t. Patterson, U. S. A,
| 1st Lieut.. nth Int, recently stationed
at Fort Townsend, is now at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas. He writes expressing
q warm interest in Port Townsend.
Charles Besserrer. the unique pub
| Usher who made such y success years
ago of the old Walla Walla Waterman.
has just bought back his plant (now the
Journal from Dan Stewart, for So, 600 -
$1,000 less than he sold it for. Charley
will be ION deck again Mt the old
stand.
Our local sawmill is idle temporarily,
pending the placing in position of n new
gang saw, lath machine, and repairing
the eugiue-improvemen that will ma
terialiy increase the output OF the mill
all of which speaks we'll for the man
agement.
Mr.. Downs of the Port Townsend saw,
mill has made a contract with tbs Stearns
Manufacturing Co., of Erie, Pa. for a
Wilkin gang and Keystone planer to be
landed in Fort Townsend, via the Ca
madam Pacific, by February next; this
will greatly increase the capacity Of TIE
mill, which is now shut down for re
pairs to the engine, and. also. to have
q foundation put in for the gang.
, 1887-12-22
From sunuay's Daily.
Mr.. D. McIunes of Sequim is in I

MIR. d. Mclnnes of Sequim is in town.
Miss Lee, daughter OF Thos. II. Lee,
Esq, of the Friday Harbor lime kiln, Is
in town.
Work in the interior of the Landes-
Hill-Sheehan-Seavey block is gradually
nearing completion.
". ]. Jones, Postmaster McNamara,
q. NJ. Bradshaw and A. w. Bash have
all gone up Sound.
Miss Daisy Learned has returned from
Tacoma, where she has been attending
school. She will enter the Univ ersIty
Academy after the holidays.
Izrael Katz is having the Zent resi-
dsnce property. recently purchased by
him, improved and fitted up for bis own
use
From all we can learn, that reported
connection between the Seattle, Lake
Shore & Eastern r. Il. and khe Canadian
Pacific is a canard.
The Jones. Glasscock wedding took
place last evening at the residence OF
the brides father in this city, Rev. J. n
Denison officiating.
Our business men greatly appreciate
the accommodations Of having two outgo,
ing mails day, so that they my send
in the morning or at noon.
w. Fl. Pumphrey has qualified an ex,
ecutor of that portion of l.. NJ. STAIRS
estate located in Washington Territory
| The estate in California was valued by
the appraisers at over S400,0O0. The
price paid for the Poncin block by Mr..
Starr just before he died was S2S,000 oI
$4,000 more than at first reported. The
portion of the estate in Washington
Territory is probably worth 100000
and consists of real estate aud mortgages.
, 1887-12-22

Departure Bay-Ship John a. Brigg:
ship America, bark Ferris Thompson
ship Glory of the Seas, bark General
Fairchild.
Burrard Inlet-Bark Viola. bark
Craigwinnie, ship -Otholina, ship Pactu.
lus, bark George. bark Gene raj Picton
bark Vikar. bark Dihlbur, bark Lenore
bark Nanaimo, bark Chimeueous, bark
Don Nicholas.
The above Is the largest fleet OF YES.
sels cOmpI ising the greatest amount Of
tonnage that has ever loaded at one time
in these waters l02-351 tons. 1t even
exceeds the whole amount of tonnage
loading and disenGaged in Saa Fraucis-
co which is 10l ,665 tons.
, 1887-12-22
Z LrEnIn ItIEanr. .

Unhappiiy for the wretched victim OF
their assaults, dyspepsia. constipation
and bill!uusnes5 are faithful allies.
When one Of tLese foes attack the sys-
TEN, the other two speedily follow III its
wake, ard successively make their out
sjaugb5. Success.gely, bur not Success
fully, iG Hos!eStcI'a Stomach BitIers be
used 10 reTel the onset. The Bitiers
are easily eXtirpatav these monsters as
81. George Is depicted in The act of do
InE to the dragon III the steel v;Enattc
upon tie glass La.:!ge which ca"taiu the
medicine lL"ir fight. Ike ;icir ad-
vance, IS ucG-'y a!muit1uegus. Their
mutually destroyed, they fr-cipiately
retreat. leaving hoalIb master of the po-
sitiGn AID stFunCI. eutrtuched by the
Bitters. ibis craad toFt,fier Is aso a re-
liable bGiwagi. against the insdious as
sautls Of n.uiHTiai disease, and stops ite
approach OF rheumatism. 1t, moreover.
relieves nervous complaints, and imparts
ViE0r TO the weak.
, 1887-12-22
Valuable Horse Lost.


Valuable Horse Lost.
| We are grieved to learn, that the much
esteemed, and veteran (though compaEa
lively younS) missionary, Rev. Thos. j.
! Weekes Of San Juan Islands, Washing.
ton territory, has lost his valuable mis-
sion horse, which fell from a steep dec,
! tiyiiy on Mt. Dallas, when returning
from his usual mission round OF duty,
| The paths and trails Of this mountain
are very difficult and dangerous. Mr..
Weekes realizing the danger of the
path had just alighted from his horse
when the poor animal trembling in
every limb, slipped from the narrow trail
and was precipitated several hundred
feet to the bottom, with every bone ap-
pareutiy broken, AID bis body terribly
mangled. Mr. Weekcs I'VE learn es-
capped With but Sigh. injuries.
The loss TO this faithful missionary
and family is great, the animal being 60
very reliable, and well adapted for this
mission work, 1t being about impossible
10 prosecute the labors OF the fald,
without good horse to carry The mis-
sionary. TO and from the several and
distant points.
We tender our sincere regrets, and
wish we were financially able to replace
the loss.
Sch. Norma has arrived at Madison.
Gov. BcdwelI of Maine is dead.
Don NJ. Dickinson, of Michigan is
the youngest member of the cabinet
Rev Charles A. Berry of England has
declined the pastorate OF PIymouth
Church in New York.
In the estimates for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1889. the various de-
partments ask for S24, sos. 900 more than
last year. This is one way of reducing
the surplus.
Speaking of Senator McAdoo's bill
to locate naval station on Puget
Sound. the Seattle Press says: "Seattle
has no objections to Notifications being
erected at Point Wilson, would be well
pleased with naval station, and more
than that would do all in its power TO
secure it."
Will D. Jenkins, of the Whatcom
ReUeiHe, seems to have n pretty firm
grip on his town. He has iuit Eeen re-
elected mayor over prominent banker
of that place; and his partner, Tom
Nicklin, who carried off the honors and
emoluments Of n legislative chief clerk
ship, seems equally fortunate in absorb
ing all the good things, while less IA
vored folks just stand around and suffer.
Well, we arn't a bit jealous. All We
ask is that they let US occupy good
front seat on the fence while the pro-
cession goes by.
Chief Engineer Scnrry, of the Seattle
Lake Shore and Eastern railway states
that w Il. Thorneli, auditor for the
company, left for Port Townsend yes
terday morning with whole lot of
money in his inside pocket, to pay the
duty on the cargo of rails III the ship
Cape Verde, in order that the vessel may
proceed to Seattle to discharge. The
customs authorities are not satisfied
with certified check for the money, but
they demand the big dollars. and seven
teen of them for every ton of steel rails
in the vcsseI.-P. !.
Since the steamship YaquiDg City
went ashore at the entrance to Yaquiua
Bay on the 5th inst, heavy weather has
made q wreck of the steamer. On the
llinst., she broke IN two, and it is
thought little can lie saved from the
wreck. The 9aquina City was an iron
screw steamer OF 934 tons register, built
at Chester by Roach & Son, in 1877
, 1887-12-22
Renewed

strength and vigor follow the use a
Ayers Sarsaparilla. Mrs. Ann II. Farms
worth, lady - years old, So. Woodstock,
VI. writes: after suffering for weeks
with pros;ration, I procured bottle %
Ayers SaTsaparilla, and before I had
taken half of 1t my usual health retUned.7
ThoS. NJ Mccarthy, SO Winter St, Lowell,
Mass, writes: - / have been troubled, for
He;'z- with nervousness, and pains about
my hear, especially in the morning. !
''s' >'Il're" yreatly from debility. have
p'th e"r'i ty AYERS Sarsaparilla, and
alA now apIe to do very hard work.
Henry II. Davis, Nashua. y. H., writes.
. hay" found relief from That feeling q.
iaGgUidHr>-, prevalent during the surina.
by taking Ayers Sar-
, 1887-12-22

When Baby wsLs sick. wo gave her CastoTia,
When she w:.s = Child, sho cried for CastoFia,
When si,o became Miss, she clung to Cast"ria,
, 1887-12-22
TO Let.

FURNISHED rooms to lei, b.. tic week
or or month, ut reasonable rates. In
qU!re at Mrs. VIM. Korte:'s. Residence
on the hill. rnHI2MI
, 1887-12-22
The Fight

against that feeling OF indolcncc and de-
bilty, common - everv one in the
spring and summer nopfh.. +. of no avail
without the aid of Aysr's SarSapariIIa
by lt> use impurities are '~pc!lcd from
the blood, and new life is infuses into tbc
veins. II stimulates and strCn@tn,-,. III
the digestive and a>>inilative orga,..
{. \. Wheeler. Hotel Clifford. Boston.
Mass. says: ~ few bottles Of Ayers
Sar>aparilla. taken III the spring, make me
feel well and strong the whole ycsr.''
{. J. IiodcmCr. Ii5 Columbia Il. Cam
bridgeport. Mas says: - have gone
through terrible suffering from dyspepsia:
but ! haye cured myself. and saved q
great deal Of money III doctors bill, by
the r,t Of
, 1887-12-22

SEATTLE, W. T.. Dec. 14-Sailed the
steamer Willamette, San Francisco.
Port Blakely, Dec. 14.-Arriyed Bark
G o Whitmore.
San Francisco-Arrived- ORR
entail, Tacoma Sailed-Str. WailB
Walla Seattle.
, 1887-12-22
Shipping Notes.

Otago. Sailed schr Reporter.
San Cleared str Columbia.
, 1887-12-22
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-03-28
S A n t A Able.
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-03-28
NEVADA STOCK.

A. 8. Mercer, editor Of the North
western Live Stock Journal, published
at Cheyenne, who visited Reno during
the recent meeting of the Live Stock
Association, writes to his paper in refer
ence to the stock interests of Nevada as
follows:
"The cattle interests of the State are
fairly prosperous, 10 extreme losses
having occurred duri 6 the past Winter.
Cattle went into the season IN poor con.
dltion and fears of heavy losses were
quite generally entertained during the
e"rly Winter months. But the Winter
has been mild and except in n few small
areas the losses are light. The outlook
for good growth of grass this Summer
IL tinttering and stockmen are in good
spirits"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-03-28
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
BENEFITS OF ORGANIZATION

Every owner of fifty head of cattle in
the sagebrush county should become
member of the Nevada Live Stock AS
ISOLATION. The work accomplished by
the Association since it's organization
three years ago, if made public, would
astonish all. Without such an oreani-
zation Nevada stockmen would be Mt
The mercy Of thieving rustlers, and
many an unmarked calf as we'll as
branded steer woulG mysteriously disap-
pear. Now case of cattle stealing in
Nevada is rarity, as the dishonest in
oiined know that punishment, swift and
sure, is sure to follow an offense of that
kind. Such condition of afflirs has
been brought about by the comparative
~ few members Of the Association, and
it il but just that the hundreds of sage
brush stockDen. who are not members
but are daily enjoying the results of its
lnbors, should bear their share of the
BURDEN Sagebrush Stockman.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-03-28
Crime.

Last Friday Amos Johnson (colored)
was hanged Mt Marion, Arkansas, for
ontraging little white girl eight wears
old.
a frightful crime was committed bv
Henry Lohermanns. n saloon keeper. ut
the corner of Jefferson street and East
Broadway New York, last Fridn, morn
ing. The victim of the outrage WIZ II
little nurse girl thirteen years of age
who suffered terribly at the hands of
her assallant- The worse than brute
escaped.
The body of woman who had been
outraged and murdered was found i'm
the hall Of q tenement house at No. 2
New Bowery, New York, last Friday .
One was identified as Miss Louisu Hat
field Brooklyn school teacher.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-03-28
Music Lessons.
M. REINHARr.

Ed. A. Schcrer, professor of music
n"S "ec'ued to remain in Elko during
tile coming Spring and Summer. and
Will be pleased to confer with any de-
"irlng instructions on the violin. piupo
or guitar. Please call Mt Freeman HILL
on tuesday or Saturday afternoon. or
on Thursday evening, when satisfactory
arrangements will be made for a courss
OF lessons on either or all of the above
Instruments
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-03-28
NOTICE OF FORFEIT.
URE.

ITO AMOS PIUMMER, r. O. vANDUZER.
L Your heirs, assigns. and all PERSONS
holding under you:
You are hereby notified that the unde rs1gned
has expended in labor and coin, the necessary
amount required by law in order to hold min
Ing ground. as will appear by certificate ed In
the ONCE Of the Recorder Of Elko County, State
OF Nevada, to wit: (such mining locations
being situated in Cope Mining District, in the
County OF Elko. State Of Eevada) On the
"RisinS Sum-" the "Hillside" and the Ma
BIB" for the years 1895 and 1896, and il within
ninety days Of tie service Of this notice by
publication. you fail or refuse to contribute
your pI oportion Of such expenditure as Co.
owner, your interest in Id claims will be-
COZ e the property of The undersigned, under
Section No. 1924, Revised Statutes of the United
States of Anne: lea. W. d. HAND.
Elko, Nevada, February 10, 1887. god.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-03-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICA.
TION.
Land Once at Eureka. Nevada. !
February J4th, 1887,

n Office Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
" Following naluCd settler has filed notice
OIL MS intention to make final proof in SUPPORT
OF his claim, aud that said proof will be nnade
before the District Court of the State OF Nova.
d. In and for Elko County, ut Eiko, Nevada, on
APRIL 4th. 1887, viz: EDENEzER g. fanny.
claimant IN Homestead Application No. 1877. for
the y Of s L a, $ W Il of s E A,sEh of y
Il. s ctioo %. Township 81 North, Range &C
East. Mount Dlablo meridian.
lie names the following Witnesses to prove
us continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land, viz:
A = Shively :, - Tn.nn N.ao 90
John q Leyia =, .
A w Gobbel, q a
H. HALL. Register.
ordered that this Notice be published for a
period OF thirty days, or six consecutive weeks
d. II. HALL, Register.